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Section 75 — District Court Act 2016: Money recoverable by statute

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75 Money recoverable by statute (1) The court has jurisdiction to hear and determine a proceeding— (a) for the recovery of any penalty, expenses, costs, contribution, or similar monetary liability that is recoverable under any enactment; and (b) in which the amount claimed does not exceed $350,000 excluding interest that may be payable under section 87 of the Judicature Act 1908. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if an enactment expressly provides that the proceeding may only be brought in another court. (3) In subsection (1)(a), penalty does not include a fine to which a person is liable on conviction of an offence. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 30

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